PinkNews launches survey on impacts of the Supreme Court's gender ruling

"The unanimous decision of this court is that the terms woman and sex in the Equality Act 2010 refer to a biological woman and biological sex. The ruling was the culmination of a years long battle between gender-critical group For Women Scotland and the Scottish government, with FWS supported in their legal action by gender critical author JK Rowling."

"The online survey will run from Monday, 2 March to Monday, 30 March 2026 and aims to gain an insight into demographic data, the single-sex spaces people have been questioned for using and the wider effects of the ruling on people's day-to-day lives, including consequences for physical, mental and emotional health."

"In the wake of the ruling, the Equality and Human Rights Commission drafted interim updates to its Code of Practice on single-sex spaces that recommended the exclusion of trans people from facilities including toilets, changing rooms, and gender-specific organisations."

PinkNews is conducting an anonymous online survey from March 2-30, 2026, to assess the effects of the UK Supreme Court's ruling on the legal definition of 'sex' under the Equality Act 2010. The Supreme Court unanimously decided that 'sex' refers to biological sex only and does not include trans people. The survey collects demographic data, documents experiences in single-sex spaces, and measures impacts on physical, mental, and emotional health. The data will provide a comprehensive picture of the ruling's repercussions one year after the April 2025 decision. The survey is open to people of all genders. Following the ruling, the Equality and Human Rights Commission issued interim updates recommending trans people's exclusion from facilities including toilets and changing rooms.

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